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792 F.3d 768 · 2015

Citation profile

74
cited by 74 later decisions
May 2025
most recently cited

26 federal appellate ·

Relationships

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 28 U.S.C. § 1915A · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Estelle v. Gamble · Farmer v. Brennan · Jones v. Bock · Pruitt v. Mote

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “[w]here an inmate alleges an objectively serious medical condition, it may be better to appoint counsel-so that he or she can investigate and flesh out any claim that may exist-than to dismiss a potentially meritorious claim”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “Taking depositions, conducting witness examinations, applying the rules of evidence, and making opening statements are beyond the ability of most pro se litigants to successfully carry out.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “[d]istrict courts abuse their discretion where they fail to consider the complexities of advanced-stage litigation activities and whether a litigant is capable of handling them.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority

How this case has been treated — in progress

Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.